FoundPoem

Individually

1. Re-read your quick write from beginning to end
2. As you read, underline important words and phrases that convey sensory details and express the tone of your writing
3. Now read only the words and phrases of your found poem--a poem you found in your original writing
4. Re-write your found poem using an open verse structure

Congrats, you have just completed a found poem--a literacy strategy.